What are the relative advantages / disadvantages (other than forgetting to raise flaps) of using take-off flaps more than "zero"? I fly from mostly paved runways over 3K feet so takeoff distance not...

My understanding is that "all the way up" IS the reflex position - this aligns with ailerons when they align with wingtips: the "reflex" is built into the shape of the wing. Not sure what the "zero"...

Not disagreeing with this, but some syncope (fancy doctor name for fainting or passing out) - not all - can be caused by bradycardia, usually in what is known as a "Stokes Adams" attack which is much...

Definitely primed - the facility that Van's uses in the Philippines to build uses a version of wash primer (Sherwin Williams PG60G2 I think) that's tinted differently than what's used in USA. If you...

As others have said, bradycardia is of no concern if blood pressure and blood flow are normal - athletes have very efficient cardiovascular systems and do just fine with resting heart rates that are...

I am a doctor - atrial fibrillation is most emphatically NOT equivalent to coronary disease (a small minority of cases of AF are associated with coronary disease, but there are many causes, including...

My -14A fuse kit came with small covers designed to go over the openings where steps are installed for those who are building the tail dragger option - those openings are much larger than the opening...

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